Trump Rejects Iran’s Offer, and 17 Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Return to U.S.
5/11/20268 min
Plus, how pharma swag became “one of the white whales of thrifting.”
Here’s what we’re covering:
Trump Rejects Latest Iran Offer for Talks, Extending Limbo in Mideast War, by Erica L. Green, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Sella
As Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ for a Fight, by Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao
10 Days That Shook the House Map and Democratic Confidence, by Shane Goldmacher and Tim Balk
American Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Land in the U.S., by Sonia A. Rao and Jin Yu Young
A Ritalin Ruler and a Xanax Photo Frame? I’ll Take One of Each., by Chantel Tattoli
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First 90 secondsAlexandra Stevenson0:00
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Donald Trump· Soundbite0:03
Thank you.
Alexandra Stevenson0:03
No. No, no.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:06
Ah!
Alexandra Stevenson0:07
Oh, come on. This is not happening.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:09
Turn, turn off the water.
Alexandra Stevenson0:11
Where's the shut-off?
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:12
The pipe, there, there. [water spraying] Gosh, it's everywhere.
Alexandra Stevenson0:18
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:29
[upbeat music] From The New York Times, it's the Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Monday, May 11th. Here's what we're covering. So is it accurate to say you think the combat operations are over and done, but there may be- No, I didn't say that.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:50
I said, uh, they are s- they are defeated, but that doesn't mean they are done.
Tracy Mumford· Host0:55
In interviews that aired over the weekend, both President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that their country's war against Iran is not finished.
Benjamin Netanyahu· Soundbite1:04
I think it accomplished a great deal, but it's not over because there's still nuclear material, enriched, uh, uranium, that has to be taken out of, uh, Iran. There's work to be done.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:13
Their comments seem to undermine earlier messaging from the Trump administration that the conflict had run its course. Netanyahu specifically laid out a list of things he said still need to be addressed. At the top was Iran's nuclear materials.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:27
How do you envision the highly enriched uranium